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Women’s Oral Health – Factors to Keep Your Smile Healthy for Life

Can women’s oral health be affected by the changes in hormone levels? We all know that women’s bodies can require…

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Mouthguards: Sports Can be Hard on Teeth

Winning or losing in sports should not include losing one’s teeth in the process. The National Youth Sports Foundation for…

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What is your advice regarding breastfeeding and having dental work done involving amalgam silver fillings?

The scientific advice regarding silver amalgam fillings is that they are perfectly safe and offer many advantages over other types…

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My two year old daughter drinks a lot of orange squash. Will this damage her teeth?

Try to wean her off this as soon as you can and replace it with ordinary tap water. The orange…

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I suffer from a recurring mouth ulcer on the tip of my tongue which generally lasts approximately two weeks. Is this normal?

A recurring mouth ulcer should always be followed up and investigated further, initially by your own dentist and sometimes by…